Hinduism

Tukaram, Poem 3423

The man whom he takes for his associate he
makes like himself; so, many a time, I have
run to and from him. If a man is disposed to
love him, he kindles love within him, and he
entangles though he does not fetter him. Tuka
says, In tales concerning thy name, we do sufficiently meet thee, O God!
We speak the language of both sides; our service gives us authority over our Lord. His command was revealed but once; we must act according to the rules He gave. Tuka says, I make obeisance to him, standing where I stood.

Source The Poems of Tukârâma, trad. J. Nelson Fraser et K. B. Marathe, 3 vol., 1909-1915, archive.org · Contents